On Wednesday, “Doctor Who”-loving hackers installed an illuminated police box on the roof of Building 7 along (overlooking Mass Ave) with a banner reading “The Doctor: 1 / Harvard: 0.” On the British sci-fi show, the blue box is actually a disguised time machine, the TARDIS.

Stem cell research at MIT and throughout the country seems sure to be strongly impacted by a federal court ruling Monday prohibiting the use of federal funds to support human embryonic stem cell research.

In a freak accident last night, the ground split open and the water started gushing out in the parking lot between Buildings 1, 3 and 5. The water flooded the lot as well as the only exit, trapping several cars and SUVs. Many labs and offices nearby were also flooded.

For students living in New Ashdown and Sidney-Pacific, a common (if risky) route to class takes them across the railroad tracks, popping out on Vassar Street parking lot near the West Garage and Steinbrenner Stadium. MIT has for years considered building a formal foot crossing there, and those plans may finally be solidifying.